Ben Dibling joined UCLA’s OIP-ISR in 2011. In his role as Assistant Director of Licensing, Ben works closely with faculty, staff and students to help identify aspects of their research with commercial potential. His responsibilities include evaluating new inventions, securing intellectual property protection where appropriate, and licensing the university’s rights to both established companies and startups. Ben also oversees OIP&ISR’s marketing group. Ben is registered to practice before the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office.

Neil Bajpayee joined UCLA’s OIP-ISR in 2011 as a marketing and technology transfer analyst. In this role, Neil is responsible for the marketing UCLA inventions to potential licensees and industry sponsored research partners. Neil also assists in evaluating the commercial potential of new inventions in the life sciences and actively manages the office’s Technology Fellows internship program. Neil earned his Ph.D. in Molecular & Medical Pharmacology from UCLA and his B.S. in Microbiology from Pennsylvania State University. Neil is registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.